UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves - Game of The Year Edition

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• Condition: New
• PlayStation 3
• Sony Computer Entertainment
• Rating: Teen

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• ASIN: B002I0F5I2
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 12, 2010
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (248 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #973 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #88 in Video Games > PlayStation 3 > Games > Action

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Follow-up game to 2007's critically acclaimed Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, the PlayStation 3 exclusive Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is a continuation of the adventures of Nathan Drake, a fortune-hunter with a shady reputation and an even shadier past. Chock full of all the action, adventure, cinematic story elements and beautiful graphics that set the first game apart, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves adds deep online multiplayer options, including co-op and competitive campaigns, and a whole new supporting cast of characters, making it yet another must-have title for the PlayStation 3 platform. Drake with his crew. View larger. Online multiplayer modes. View larger. Cinematic, over-the-top action. View larger. Varied exotic environments. View larger. No action-stopping load screens. View larger. New stealth gameplay. View larger. Story In Uncharted 2: Amongst Thieves fortune hunter Nathan Drake embarks on a journey that will push him to his physical, emotional and intellectual limits to discover the real truth behind the lost fleet of Marco Polo and the legendary Himalayan valley of Shambhala, more commonly known in the west as Shangri-La. In 1292 Marco Polo departed the court of Kublai Khan in China with 14 ships filled with over 600 passengers and crew. Eighteen months later only one ship remained and 18 passengers survived. Marco Polo never revealed what happened to these lost ships. Embarking on a quest to find the lost fleet, fortune hunter Nathan Drake soon realizes Marco Polo was hiding a much bigger secret - he had gone on a secret expedition to find the mythical kingdom of Shambhala and to recover the legendary Cintamani Stone, the "Wish-fulfilling jewel" of Buddhist mythology. With this new information Drake settles on a new course, following Marco Polo's trail through a diverse range of exotic environments. This quest also pits him against a new, more formidable adversary - a ruthless, rogue paramilitary leader with a private army and a relentless ambition to recover the stone for himself. Gameplay Although gameplay in Among Thieves is similar to that of the previous game, there are several major differences. The most important of these is the addition of several online multiplayer options. Unfortunately, no offline multiplayer could be included in the game due to the impact local split-screening has on the game's graphical quality. Thankfully though, the online modes included cover both co-op and competitive play. See the feature list below for details on these. In addition to play modes players can also expect a wealth of new gameplay features including a new stealth gameplay mechanic and altered climbing mechanic--both of which are extended to the AI of enemies; the ability to create cover by flipping over certain found items; the use of riot shields for defense and offense; and a complete lack of loading screens. Key Game Features Powered by Naughty Dog’s new 2.0 Engine Technology. Open layout allows players to take an aggressive or stealth approach to combat. Free-flowing "traversal gunplay" adds a unique vertical element to standard 3rd-person shooting mechanics. Award-winning cinematic story presentation. A Deep Single Player Campaign An expanded cast of characters who reflect different facets of Drake’s character, including Chloe Frazer, Drake’s current partner and new romantic interest. Varied and exotic locations – from lush, green swamps and dense urban environments, all the way to the ice and snow of the Himalayas. Unrestricted combat allows you to take an aggressive or stealthy approach to combat. Free-flowing "traversal gunplay" adds a unique vertical element to familiar cover-based third-person shooting mechanics, allowing you to engage in combat from any position in the environment – even while climbing and hanging. Introduction of new traversal and free-climbing mechanics allow Drake to navigate through the environments more fluidly and naturally. Gunplay and combat enhancements, including an expanded melee system, and a variety of enemy types with advanced AI routines. High-quality cinematic presentation of scenes, characters and dialogue, all rendered within the Naughty Dog Engine 2.0. Dramatic in-game events that make you an active participant in the cinematic experience. Full character interaction with dynamic geometry. Utilizes Naughty Dog Engine 2.0 purpose-built for the PlayStation 3; utilizes the PS3 technology to hit a turning point in technology innovation by recreating reality and capturing human emotion. No visible loading – a Naughty Dog hallmark – returns along with technology improvements in major game systems such as lighting, shadows, ambient occlusion, animation technology and physics, among many others. A Wide Variety of Online Multiplayer Options. Competitive Multiplayer Competitive multiplayer gameplay includes up to 10 players in heroes-versus-villains matches. Deathmatch: Up to 5 vs. 5 with customizable or pre-set game modes. Plunder: Unique style of multiplayer that encourages team work to transport a treasure across terrain horizontally and vertically over obstacles. Player boosters give you a variety of options to customize your characters to your play style or to provide an advantage over opponents. Co-op Multiplayer Up to three players work together in cooperative modes to accomplish set objectives with increasing difficulty and against special enemy characters. Combo system encourages further teamwork to increase a point total and currency multiplier. Weapon upgrades let you customize your weapons to your play style or provide an advantage over opponents. General Multiplayer Features. Robust party system allows you to remain with your friends in matchmaking and custom matches. Custom matches allow you to customize maps and modes which your party wishes to play. Currency gained in multiplayer matches can be combined with currency gained in single player missions to unlock additional content and upgrades. Character animations and environments taken from single player campaign maintain visual fidelity with no degradation. Gameplay and character mechanics identical from the single-player campaign, ensuring user familiarity and same level of quality. Headset support. Proprietary Naughty Dog Engine 2.0 network code captures a broad range of gameplay data for statistics reporting on the web and for functionality like Cinema, which allows players to watch replays of matches. Cutting edge technology such as cloud-based computing allows for scalable online infrastructure to provide optimal player experience. Game of the Year Edition Includes: 3 Downloadable Content packs that include 19 skins, 4 maps, and one new game mode. 3 boosters for use in online multiplayer modes including "Currency Multiplier," "Golden Guns," and early access to "Revenge." 4 Uncharted: Eye of Indra animated motion comics. 2 multiplayer skins of characters featured in the Eye of Indra motion comic series. 4 PlayStation Network Avatar Packs including 18 premium Uncharted avatars. Pinball Heroes--Uncharted PSP game.

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UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves - Game of The Year Edition

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52 of 56 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars It's games like this that make me glad I have a PS3 February 28, 2011

By J. C. Amos

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

I've only had a PS3 for a few months and to be honest, I wasn't initially that interested in the Uncharted games. But a friend of mine told me that they were the first games I should be playing, saying they were like Tomb Raider with a Gears of War cover system and with voice acting that made it seem as if you were watching a movie. Well, he was right.

While Uncharted was a really fun game, Uncharted 2 surpasses it in every way and wowed me enough to inspire writing this review. While number one took me a couple hours to really get into, number two hooked me from the very beginning. Trying to climb up a train that's slowly working its way to sliding off a cliff in the opening sequence was intense and I enjoyed how the story jumped backward and let you play the events that led up to that point. The story and the characters in this game are also more interesting. Plenty of new and old faces, great dialogue, sarcastic wit, betrayals and everything you could want from a game about pillaging ancient treasure.

What really makes Uncharted 2 shine is the gameplay itself. The fighting feels much more fluid with a lot more variety. Having only six or so weapons in the first game got to be a little boring considering how many freaking guys you had to kill (yes I know it's a video game but how many pirates can possibly be on one island? Even if they found El Dorado, were they planning to split it 500 ways?) In this game, there are plenty more weapons to choose from and a larger variety of enemies to use them on. And the sheer amount of enemies at least makes more sense, being an army led by a mad general and not just some treasure hunting brigands.

The environments were also much more various, as well as the action sequences. The train sequence alone almost makes the game worth playing. Rather than jumping and climbing from one tropical environment to another, you're climbing mountains, jumping through caves, dodging helicopters on rooftops and... well there's also some tropical jungles but, aren't there always when you're hunting fabled treasure?

Graphically... easily the best looking game I've ever played. Sound like a bold statement? Well it's true. What really sold me were the water effects. While everything else looks great as it is, the water was the most outstanding and I've never seen its like in a game. In one of the levels in the city, there is a swimming pool on top of a roof that you can jump in (try it, Drake tries to play Marco Polo with Chloe) and I just sat for a good minute looking at different angles of that pool and marvelling at how amazing it looks. In a game as fast moving as this one, that's saying a lot.

Finally, what has to be said about the Uncharted games is the character of Nathan Drake himself. He is easily one of my top 5 favorite video game characters (maybe just a little bit behind John Marston.) The character's humor, irreverent dialogue, sarcasm and off sense of morals make him just plain likeable. I'd say that I would love to see him portrayed in a movie, but if Marky Mark is going to play him, I'm boycotting. Nathan Fillion should be Nathan Drake in my eyes. (If you don't agree just watch a compilation of Drake quotes and compare it to Nathan in Firefly/Serenity. He even looks like him.)

This game rocks. Looks great, plays great, story is great and so on and so forth. Play it!

74 of 89 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Package for New Buyers October 15, 2010

By Draven

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

(UPDATE: This review was put up right when the game came out in October of last year to notify current owners who had an interest in the new edition like myself. Item is still a Great Package for newcomers, except that now it comes in a red case for being part of the Greatest Hits Collection now. Red cases are ugly in my opinion. Game can be described as a hight quality cinematic action title at its best. It mixes cutscenes and gameplay very well at a great pace that will make you want to keep on playing. If you don't like long drawn out games, this is quite the opposite. You can probably finish it in 2-3 sittings, but since there are chapters and tweaks you can unlock after beating the game. It has a lot of replay value. There's also online multiplayer for the hardcore gamers, so its got the complete package. It's a game that I like to go back to from time to time.)

Uncharted 2 Game of the Year Edition is a Must Buy if you've never played the game before as it includes almost all downloadable content that later came after its release (Sidekick Skin Pack not included). If you have the original case, beware for you're just buying the same game with a code to get all the dlc. I sold my original copy to get this version and realized there really wasn't much of a difference besides having a new maybe better cover.

If you have the original game, no need to get this version for you really don't lose out. Here's an example. I sold my original copy for 25$. This version costs $49.99 plus tax which comes out to be like $54 bucks or something. That's a difference of $29.00. This edition comes with extra content that values up to $35. If you do the math I really only saved $6 by getting all this content. It'a deal, but not much. Also who knows if you can even get a value of $25 dollars for your original. Gamestop was only going to give me 12 bucks for it. Of course I didn't accept and gave them a big "you know what".

I actually don't mind this purchase at all for I never bought any of the add ons, but I can imagine others who might have or just some. You'll probably be a little peeved after the purchase. To make my point, New Buyers for sure get this version. This game is awesome and it's a Great Deal. Original game owners, just keep your game with the content you bought.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars The Bonus content advertised IS now useable. Originally the DLC codes did not work. October 30, 2012

By R King

Amazon Verified Purchase

Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves Game of the Year Edition.
The DLC content codes shipped with the game expired 9/5/2012. The only reason I purchased this particular version was to get the DLC.

This is one of my first PS3 purchases for the first PS3 bought for the kids.

Very disappointed in my VIP Group Corporation purchase. Really wish I had seen the customer review who already had this issue prior to ordering the game. Buyer beware!

Now I am hoping that the game which arrived on disk is playable and I don't have the problems I am now seeing and reading about on Amazon which others are having once loaded on the PS3.

***UPDATE BELOW*********2013-APRIL-22nd****************>>>

After receiving a comment from another buyer for this same title who was able to activate expired listed codes in his game I tried again last week and the expiration is clearly September 5th 2012 but entering the codes which came with the game NOW DO WORK. I hope this helps someone else who purchased this title if the codes did not originally work. The content appears now, is downloadable and useable.